# Microsoft Visio

*/Products/Microsoft_Visio*

Process mapping and design software

## Product Profile

**How It Flows**: Visio is delivered as a desktop application and web-based software tool operated directly by human users. It integrates with enterprise productivity suites to embed diagrams into documents and connects to external databases to populate dynamic charts.
**Operated By**:
- [Business Analysts](/Products/Microsoft_Visio/Occupations/Business_Analysts)
- [Systems Architects](/Products/Microsoft_Visio/Occupations/Systems_Architects)
- [Network Engineers](/Products/Microsoft_Visio/Occupations/Network_Engineers)
- [Project Managers](/Products/Microsoft_Visio/Occupations/Project_Managers)
**What It Does**: Microsoft Visio provides a drag-and-drop digital canvas and specialized stencil libraries for creating flowcharts, network diagrams, organizational charts, and floor plans. It links diagram shapes to internal data sources to visualize complex business processes and IT architectures.
**Primary Buyers**:
- [IT Departments](/Products/Microsoft_Visio/Customers/IT_Departments)
- [Business Operations](/Products/Microsoft_Visio/Customers/Business_Operations)
- [Project Management Offices](/Products/Microsoft_Visio/Customers/Project_Management_Offices)
- [Enterprise Software Procurement](/Products/Microsoft_Visio/Customers/Enterprise_Software_Procurement)

## Product Biz Step Lifecycle

**Summary**: Microsoft Visio is a purely digital software application for process mapping and diagram design, delivered electronically as a desktop application and web service, and therefore has no physical supply-chain lifecycle.
**Physical Track**: false

## Product Bo M

**Summary**: A diagramming application that builds flowcharts, network maps, floor plans, and organizational charts from stencils of shapes, with data-linked diagrams and connector routing. As pure-digital software it has no physical bill-of-materials.
**Physical Good**: false

## Neighborhood

### Parent

- [Process mapping and design software](/Products/Process_mapping_and_design_software) — parent · Products

### Siblings

- [Flow chart software](/Products/Flow_chart_software) — siblings · Products
- [Flowcharting software](/Products/Flowcharting_software) — siblings · Products
- [InVision software](/Products/InVision_software) — siblings · Products
- [LibreOffice Draw](/Products/LibreOffice_Draw) — siblings · Products
- [Lucidchart](/Products/Lucidchart) — siblings · Products
- [MindJet MindManager](/Products/MindJet_MindManager) — siblings · Products
- [ProModel](/Products/ProModel) — siblings · Products
- [SmartDraw](/Products/SmartDraw) — siblings · Products
- [Visual Paradigm DB Visual ARCHITECT](/Products/Visual_Paradigm_DB_Visual_ARCHITECT) — siblings · Products
- [Process Documentation Software](/Products/Process_Documentation_Software) — siblings · Products
- [Process Narratives and Flowcharts](/Products/Process_Narratives_and_Flowcharts) — siblings · Products

### Related (uses tool)

- [Independent Lean Consultant](/CompanyTypes/Independent_Lean_Consultant) — uses tool · CompanyTypes

### Who uses this

- [Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers](/Occupations/Airline_Pilots,_Copilots,_and_Flight_Engineers) — uses · Occupations
- [Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers](/Occupations/Inspectors,_Testers,_Sorters,_Samplers,_and_Weighers) — uses · Occupations
- [Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door](/Occupations/Control_and_Valve_Installers_and_Repairers,_Except_Mechanical_Door) — uses · Occupations
- [First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers](/Occupations/First-Line_Supervisors_of_Construction_Trades_and_Extraction_Workers) — uses · Occupations
- [Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters](/Occupations/Helpers--Brickmasons,_Blockmasons,_Stonemasons,_and_Tile_and_Marble_Setters) — uses · Occupations
- [Word Processors and Typists](/Occupations/Word_Processors_and_Typists) — uses · Occupations
- [Proofreaders and Copy Markers](/Occupations/Proofreaders_and_Copy_Markers) — uses · Occupations
- [Desktop Publishers](/Occupations/Desktop_Publishers) — uses · Occupations
- [Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive](/Occupations/Secretaries_and_Administrative_Assistants,_Except_Legal,_Medical,_and_Executive) — uses · Occupations
- [Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants](/Occupations/Executive_Secretaries_and_Executive_Administrative_Assistants) — uses · Occupations
- [Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants](/Occupations/Legal_Secretaries_and_Administrative_Assistants) — uses · Occupations
- [Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping](/Occupations/Human_Resources_Assistants,_Except_Payroll_and_Timekeeping) — uses · Occupations
- [First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers](/Occupations/First-Line_Supervisors_of_Office_and_Administrative_Support_Workers) — uses · Occupations
- [Sales Engineers](/Occupations/Sales_Engineers) — uses · Occupations
- [Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products](/Occupations/Sales_Representatives,_Wholesale_and_Manufacturing,_Except_Technical_and_Scientific_Products) — uses · Occupations
- [First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers](/Occupations/First-Line_Supervisors_of_Retail_Sales_Workers) — uses · Occupations
- [First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives](/Occupations/First-Line_Supervisors_of_Police_and_Detectives) — uses · Occupations
- [Animal Control Workers](/Occupations/Animal_Control_Workers) — uses · Occupations
- [Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers](/Occupations/Police_and_Sheriff's_Patrol_Officers) — uses · Occupations
- [Detectives and Criminal Investigators](/Occupations/Detectives_and_Criminal_Investigators) — uses · Occupations
- [Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars](/Occupations/Health_Information_Technologists_and_Medical_Registrars) — uses · Occupations
- [Medical Records Specialists](/Occupations/Medical_Records_Specialists) — uses · Occupations
- [Occupational Therapists](/Occupations/Occupational_Therapists) — uses · Occupations
- [Technical Writers](/Occupations/Technical_Writers) — uses · Occupations
- [Sound Engineering Technicians](/Occupations/Sound_Engineering_Technicians) — uses · Occupations
- [Editors](/Occupations/Editors) — uses · Occupations
- [Producers and Directors](/Occupations/Producers_and_Directors) — uses · Occupations
- [Graphic Designers](/Occupations/Graphic_Designers) — uses · Occupations
- [Librarians and Media Collections Specialists](/Occupations/Librarians_and_Media_Collections_Specialists) — uses · Occupations
- [Special Effects Artists and Animators](/Occupations/Special_Effects_Artists_and_Animators) — uses · Occupations
- [Instructional Coordinators](/Occupations/Instructional_Coordinators) — uses · Occupations
- [Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School](/Occupations/Career%2FTechnical_Education_Teachers,_Middle_School) — uses · Occupations
- [Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary](/Occupations/Forestry_and_Conservation_Science_Teachers,_Postsecondary) — uses · Occupations
- [Health Education Specialists](/Occupations/Health_Education_Specialists) — uses · Occupations
- [Food Science Technicians](/Occupations/Food_Science_Technicians) — uses · Occupations
- [Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other](/Occupations/Life,_Physical,_and_Social_Science_Technicians,_All_Other) — uses · Occupations
- [Forensic Science Technicians](/Occupations/Forensic_Science_Technicians) — uses · Occupations
- [Sociologists](/Occupations/Sociologists) — uses · Occupations
- [Political Scientists](/Occupations/Political_Scientists) — uses · Occupations
- [Industrial-Organizational Psychologists](/Occupations/Industrial-Organizational_Psychologists) — uses · Occupations
- [Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health](/Occupations/Environmental_Scientists_and_Specialists,_Including_Health) — uses · Occupations
- [Physical Scientists, All Other](/Occupations/Physical_Scientists,_All_Other) — uses · Occupations
- [Chemists](/Occupations/Chemists) — uses · Occupations
- [Biochemists and Biophysicists](/Occupations/Biochemists_and_Biophysicists) — uses · Occupations
- [Surveying and Mapping Technicians](/Occupations/Surveying_and_Mapping_Technicians) — uses · Occupations
- [Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians](/Occupations/Industrial_Engineering_Technologists_and_Technicians) — uses · Occupations
- [Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians](/Occupations/Aerospace_Engineering_and_Operations_Technologists_and_Technicians) — uses · Occupations
- [Engineers, All Other](/Occupations/Engineers,_All_Other) — uses · Occupations
- [Electrical and Electronics Drafters](/Occupations/Electrical_and_Electronics_Drafters) — uses · Occupations
- [Architectural and Civil Drafters](/Occupations/Architectural_and_Civil_Drafters) — uses · Occupations
- [Petroleum Engineers](/Occupations/Petroleum_Engineers) — uses · Occupations
- [Mechanical Engineers](/Occupations/Mechanical_Engineers) — uses · Occupations
- [Materials Engineers](/Occupations/Materials_Engineers) — uses · Occupations
- [Electrical Engineers](/Occupations/Electrical_Engineers) — uses · Occupations
- [Industrial Engineers](/Occupations/Industrial_Engineers) — uses · Occupations
- [Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors](/Occupations/Health_and_Safety_Engineers,_Except_Mining_Safety_Engineers_and_Inspectors) — uses · Occupations
- [Electronics Engineers, Except Computer](/Occupations/Electronics_Engineers,_Except_Computer) — uses · Occupations
- [Computer Hardware Engineers](/Occupations/Computer_Hardware_Engineers) — uses · Occupations
- [Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers](/Occupations/Bioengineers_and_Biomedical_Engineers) — uses · Occupations
- [Chemical Engineers](/Occupations/Chemical_Engineers) — uses · Occupations
- [Aerospace Engineers](/Occupations/Aerospace_Engineers) — uses · Occupations
- [Mathematical Science Occupations, All Other](/Occupations/Mathematical_Science_Occupations,_All_Other) — uses · Occupations
- [Data Scientists](/Occupations/Data_Scientists) — uses · Occupations
- [Actuaries](/Occupations/Actuaries) — uses · Occupations
- [Operations Research Analysts](/Occupations/Operations_Research_Analysts) — uses · Occupations
- [Web and Digital Interface Designers](/Occupations/Web_and_Digital_Interface_Designers) — uses · Occupations
- [Computer Occupations, All Other](/Occupations/Computer_Occupations,_All_Other) — uses · Occupations
- [Web Developers](/Occupations/Web_Developers) — uses · Occupations
- [Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers](/Occupations/Software_Quality_Assurance_Analysts_and_Testers) — uses · Occupations
- [Software Developers](/Occupations/Software_Developers) — uses · Occupations
- [Computer Programmers](/Occupations/Computer_Programmers) — uses · Occupations
- [Network and Computer Systems Administrators](/Occupations/Network_and_Computer_Systems_Administrators) — uses · Occupations
- [Database Architects](/Occupations/Database_Architects) — uses · Occupations
- [Database Administrators](/Occupations/Database_Administrators) — uses · Occupations
- [Computer User Support Specialists](/Occupations/Computer_User_Support_Specialists) — uses · Occupations
- [Information Security Analysts](/Occupations/Information_Security_Analysts) — uses · Occupations
- [Financial Examiners](/Occupations/Financial_Examiners) — uses · Occupations
- [Financial Specialists, All Other](/Occupations/Financial_Specialists,_All_Other) — uses · Occupations
- [Financial Risk Specialists](/Occupations/Financial_Risk_Specialists) — uses · Occupations
- [Financial and Investment Analysts](/Occupations/Financial_and_Investment_Analysts) — uses · Occupations
- [Accountants and Auditors](/Occupations/Accountants_and_Auditors) — uses · Occupations
- [Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists](/Occupations/Market_Research_Analysts_and_Marketing_Specialists) — uses · Occupations
- [Business Operations Specialists, All Other](/Occupations/Business_Operations_Specialists,_All_Other) — uses · Occupations
- [Training and Development Specialists](/Occupations/Training_and_Development_Specialists) — uses · Occupations
- [Project Management Specialists](/Occupations/Project_Management_Specialists) — uses · Occupations
- [Logisticians](/Occupations/Logisticians) — uses · Occupations
- [Cost Estimators](/Occupations/Cost_Estimators) — uses · Occupations
- [Human Resources Specialists](/Occupations/Human_Resources_Specialists) — uses · Occupations
- [Compliance Officers](/Occupations/Compliance_Officers) — uses · Occupations
- [Natural Sciences Managers](/Occupations/Natural_Sciences_Managers) — uses · Occupations
- [Managers, All Other](/Occupations/Managers,_All_Other) — uses · Occupations
- [Medical and Health Services Managers](/Occupations/Medical_and_Health_Services_Managers) — uses · Occupations
- [Construction Managers](/Occupations/Construction_Managers) — uses · Occupations
- [Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling](/Occupations/Entertainment_and_Recreation_Managers,_Except_Gambling) — uses · Occupations
- [Architectural and Engineering Managers](/Occupations/Architectural_and_Engineering_Managers) — uses · Occupations
- [Education Administrators, Postsecondary](/Occupations/Education_Administrators,_Postsecondary) — uses · Occupations
- [Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers](/Occupations/Farmers,_Ranchers,_and_Other_Agricultural_Managers) — uses · Occupations
- [Human Resources Managers](/Occupations/Human_Resources_Managers) — uses · Occupations
- [Compensation and Benefits Managers](/Occupations/Compensation_and_Benefits_Managers) — uses · Occupations
- [Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers](/Occupations/Transportation,_Storage,_and_Distribution_Managers) — uses · Occupations
- [Purchasing Managers](/Occupations/Purchasing_Managers) — uses · Occupations
- [Industrial Production Managers](/Occupations/Industrial_Production_Managers) — uses · Occupations
- [Facilities Managers](/Occupations/Facilities_Managers) — uses · Occupations
- [Financial Managers](/Occupations/Financial_Managers) — uses · Occupations
- [Computer and Information Systems Managers](/Occupations/Computer_and_Information_Systems_Managers) — uses · Occupations
- [Administrative Services Managers](/Occupations/Administrative_Services_Managers) — uses · Occupations
- [Marketing Managers](/Occupations/Marketing_Managers) — uses · Occupations
- [Sales Managers](/Occupations/Sales_Managers) — uses · Occupations
- [General and Operations Managers](/Occupations/General_and_Operations_Managers) — uses · Occupations
- [Management Analysts](/Occupations/Management_Analysts) — uses · Occupations
- [System Architects](/Occupations/System_Architects) — uses · Occupations
- [Custom AV Integrator](/CompanyTypes/Custom_AV_Integrator) — uses · CompanyTypes
- [Computer Systems Analysts](/Occupations/Computer_Systems_Analysts) — uses · Occupations
- [Computer Network Architects](/Occupations/Computer_Network_Architects) — uses · Occupations

### What uses this

- [Floor Constraint Resolution](/Problems/Floor_Constraint_Resolution) — used for · Problems
- [Static Guideline Parsing](/Problems/Static_Guideline_Parsing) — used for · Problems
- [Validate Custom Hardware Configurations](/Problems/Validate_Custom_Hardware_Configurations) — used for · Problems
- [MBSE Practitioner Shortages](/Problems/MBSE_Practitioner_Shortages) — used for · Problems
- [Succession Timeline Mapping](/Problems/Succession_Timeline_Mapping) — used for · Problems
- [Cross-Department Handoff Delays](/Problems/Cross-Department_Handoff_Delays) — used for · Problems
- [Validate Complex Business Rules](/Problems/Validate_Complex_Business_Rules) — used for · Problems
- [Visual Merchandising Floor Yield](/Problems/Visual_Merchandising_Floor_Yield) — used for · Problems

### Incumbents

- [Dependency Mapping Engine](/Opportunities/Dependency_Mapping_Engine) — incumbent in · Opportunities
- [Network Design Automator](/Opportunities/Network_Design_Automator) — incumbent in · Opportunities
- [System Design Engine](/Opportunities/System_Design_Engine) — incumbent in · Opportunities
- [Graph Topology Builder](/Opportunities/Graph_Topology_Builder) — incumbent in · Opportunities

### What it buys

- [Business Operations](/Customers/Business_Operations) — buys · Customers
- [Enterprise Software Procurement](/Customers/Enterprise_Software_Procurement) — buys · Customers
- [IT Departments](/Customers/IT_Departments) — buys · Customers
- [Project Management Offices](/Customers/Project_Management_Offices) — buys · Customers

### What it uses

- [Systems Architects](/Occupations/Systems_Architects) — uses · Occupations
- [Business Analysts](/Occupations/Business_Analysts) — uses · Occupations
- [Network Engineers](/Occupations/Network_Engineers) — uses · Occupations
- [Project Managers](/Occupations/Project_Managers) — uses · Occupations